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Show I SIX WIVES TAKE UNIQUE REVENGE. With tho ten, over the mnklriK of which there wuh much conversation and ceremony, ono of the ladles bur-gosted bur-gosted somolhliiB that Inspired gleoful llttlo shrlokH of approval. Two of them went to the telephone and called up their htubunils. They did their talking In IiicIohciI bootlm, ho that vhal they said could not bo heard. Hut when they came out their eyes woro sparkling with pleasure; and when they recounted their oxpei lances to their companions, there weio hys-lurlcul hys-lurlcul little Hhileks of Joy. Then two otboi-H went to tho telephone, nnd llnall) tho lust two No children over a fuvored game ever experienced half the pleasure as did the six muturo matrotiBovor the Individual narratives of their telephone talKH with their husbands. "Servos them light," was the most freiiueut comment. ! Tho only disappointment wus that ! one of the husbands could not be reached ' Well," Bald the toastmnstor, with delicious malice, "thoro are llvo nerv- No Merrier Party Ever Gathered at Healy's. ous husbands anyway, lot's have somo noHsolrcxIo pudding to swell tho bill for them to pay." Tho suggestion met with unanimous approval. While tho ladles were enjoying en-joying It tho Slxty-slxth street door opened nod a big man with a gray mustache and a good-nntured tlorld complexion catno In. "Olinmo a high-ball." ho said to tho waiter nt ono of tho tnblos In tho mid-dlo mid-dlo room. While the waiter went to fotcli It bo looked curiously through tho opening Into tho north room. Clutching his Imt. ho said, "Well, I'll bo d d." Just ns ho nroso ns If to retrent tho ladles caught sight of him nnd cbnrtled In gleo at his discomfiture. With a sheepish look, such ns Illumes tho face of n small boy caught In tho Jam, ho went forward, tapped tho llttlo gray, hnlrod woninn affectionately on tho cheek and said: "What nro you doing J'ms? Making n night of It?" Tho llttlo woman didn't reply, but tho others did. I'rom tho flvo verslone of himself ndvunced ho secured a pretty fair Idea of his standing bm a husband and citizen. He took It nil Koodnnturedly and In fact, seemed to enjoy It more than tho ladlos. "Woll. Ilealy." he said to 1. J.. "I guess I've got to bo tho goat. Ilrlng two nice cold bottles ot whin, order three cabs and send mo tho bill. J'vo Rot to tnko these young ladles homo nnd help tell their husbands what wo think of them." At Just about three o'clock, ns tho merry parly filed out, tho big mnn, with his nrm linked through that of his wife confided to Honly: "! J., I'm n lucky man. I'm going to have n good tlmo tonight with llvo men who won't sen the humor of tho situation." |